The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-21
DOXEY ON GAS WELLS
BE Says Indianapolis Nay Have Cheaper
Fuel, II She Wants It
All His Company Asks il That Some Minor
Amendments be Made to the Present
Gas Ordinance.

Ex.CoDgressman G. T. Doxey, President
of the Natural Gas and Oil Compsny, of An
derson, who is taking lively interest in
the natural gas business, was at the Bates
House last evening, and in speaking of
the Indiana gas field he said to Sentinel
reporter:
1.-THE district that has produced the large
paying wells seems to be about thirty FIVE
square miles in size, and contains about
$40, 600 acres of which there has been leased
bys different companies about %, 600
acres"
"Do you think Major that Indianapolis
will reap any benefit from the great gas
field in the near future" asked the reporter.
H"Yes, gas could be brought here in sixty
days, and will Hot be much surprised II
it is DONE"
a "G9ul !, Is your company be induced to un-
II will answer that question in this way.
II we are met with the proper spirit by the
people here, and If the citizens will act as
promptly in the matter as we will, then
our company will undertake the work at
once. So, you see, 1t all depends on the
prompt action of the people here"
"How much gas has your company got?n
I'VE have daily production of 10000:
coo feet, and can show a production of
100 ,000, 900 feet in sixty days. The great
Mccullough well, which is the largest well
in the Indiana district, alone produces
IL, 0O0, 900 feet per day, and we have vet
never been able to get it under perfect con.
troll"
"What do you think of the provisions OF
the natural gas ordinance recently passed
by our city governmentW
1.-THE prices fixed by it are low, and they
are well adjusted to protect your citizens
and also TO protect the company that
accepts it. In short, think the ordinance
very good one"
Then if you conclude to pipe to the
city you will not ask to have il amended. !"
II would ask no change in the price
schedule. We will only ask two amend.
ments. In the first place the privilege
giving the consumer the right to demand a
meter at any time would be great aud
way of expense and annoy
ance and would do the Gus
toner no good. The other objection
the right given the council to tax the
company three cents a foot on all its mains
of the five years. Suppose, we had 200
miles OF mains, we would have to pay the
city $315.S0 year, which would be more
than any company, furnishing gas at such
low prices could afford. Another
thing this provision would make q
great hardship on poor people living
in the outskirts of the city. For instance
il man living several hundred feet from
our mains wanted gas we would count
the cost of extending the main to his
place and this tax would in almost every
instance prevent us from furnishing him
gas as the amount he would pay us
would scarcely be sufficient to pay
this tax alone. Yet we have
no doubt but the Council will make these
minor concessions as we believe its mem
bers are all acting in good faith and are de-
sirous of serving the people honestly and
| intelligently."
Major Doxey is authority for the follow
ing information as to the daily production
of the Anderson wells: Well No. 1, 6,000,.
| 600 cubic feet; well No 2, IA OBJ 421 cubic
| feet; we'll No. 8, 5000 600 cubic feet; well
No. 4. 100000 cubic feet; well No. s.
10000, 900 cubic feet; well No will reach
| Tranton rock this week.